foods

Tar.Aldarion

ok my sis is here poking me to write stuff she likes in her vast vegetarian experience,so here goes,a collaberation!

for particulars on why you should eat each food look to the other thread.

Brown Rice:Wash disgard loose hullsbring to boil in 1 1/2-2 cups of water to 1 cup rice
and simmer for 35-45 mins.Marigold vegetable bouillon can be added to the
cooking water for extra flavour.Serve with stir fried vegetables and soy-sauce sprinkled with
toasted cashews or sesame seeds,or make a risotto with fried mushrooms,onions,
garlic and oven roasted vegetables.Health stores offer a variety of rices,rice flakes and flour.

Millet:High in protein and iron:it's low acidity makes it easy to digest.Wash strain and
dry roast 15 mins in oven or stirring in heavy-based pan till slightly nutty.Add 2 1/2-3 cups
boiling water to one cup grain.Simmer for approx 15mins;remove from heat and leave to
stand,covered,for 5 mins.Cooked grain will be light and dry.Could be served with things such
as celery and cucumber in a mint flavoured sauce or made into croquettes.ya can also add
it to soups and casseroles.Millet flakes make a nutritious porridge and are often used
as a baby cereal.

Quinoa:Grain with a good balance of amino acids.Can be roasted as millet then simmered in 2 cups water to 12 cup grain
2 cups of water to 1 cup of grain for around 15 mins ,or cooked in water without roasting.

Pulses,Beans and Lentils:tbh a Nutritionists dream.low in fat,high in protein,minerals(espec. Iron) and fibre.
If ya fid them to bland,herbs and spices can enliven things .As wrll as a basis for main meals
and salads they are easily made into spreads and dips etc which are very nutritious.Hmm the best known pate
i suppose would be hummus based on chick peas and tahini...mmm calcium :P

Red Lentils: cook for approx. 30mins.basically make vegetable soup,the thicker and peppery
the better!.If there is some left over it can be used with oven-roasted vegetables as a dhal-like
sauce.

Puy Lentils:cook 15 mins,hold their shape better than the other lentils.seasoned with
lemon juice and ground black pepper.

Beans,Chick Peas:although you can get them in tins a 500g pack gives 5 times the vol.
of a tin.Soak overnight and do not add salt till cooking is complete to avoid crappy tough beans.
Adding a strip of Kombu seaweed both decreases cooking time and increases digestibility.
Cooked beans can be frozen and used as necessary.Cooking times vary with the variety and are found in good cookery books.

Nuts and Seeds:Can be dry-or oven-roasted to complement the nutrition and texture of
vegetarian meals.You should put them in a heavy-based pan over moderate heat for a few mins,shaking pan constantly and watching carefully that
they don't start to burn..Put in a little bit of soy or tamari sauce and remove the pan immediately from the heat whilst stirring.
delicious snack ho!


Sprouted Seeds And Pulses:These are excellent for being a source of protein,vitamins and
live enzymes.If Home-sprouted these make the freshest possible food!!!!

sweet-rasmus

millet = ?!

saz

Tar.Aldarion

you ought to know dear

http://chetday.com/millet.html

sweet-rasmus

thx!

casper-

Tar.Aldarion wrote: »

Beans,Chick Peas:although you can get them in tins a 500g pack gives 5 times the vol.
of a tin.Soak overnight and do not add salt till cooking is complete to avoid crappy tough beans.
Adding a strip of Kombu seaweed both decreases cooking time and increases digestibility.
Cooked beans can be frozen and used as necessary.Cooking times vary with the variety and are found in good cookery books.

Does anyone know of places that sell Kombu (kelp?) in Dublin?

Thanks!

Any healthfood shop sells Kombu.

Good post Sister of Tar

casper-

Moonbaby wrote: »

Any healthfood shop sells Kombu.

Good post Sister of Tar

Maybe I need a better definition of 'healthfood' shop Was at Holland & Barrett's today in Donaghmede and they didn't have any. Granted, they're smaller than the one in Clare Hall so maybe I just need to try another outlet.

Or if you've got any examples of stores in town or around Dublin 3/5/13 that carry it that would be greatly appreciated

Tar.Aldarion

Moonbaby wrote: »

Any healthfood shop sells Kombu.

Good post Sister of Tar

Hey, it was mostly me!

:-p

Peanut

I don't like Holland & Barrett so much, they seem overpriced and a bit 'meh' in general. Suppose they are ok for some stuff.

You might have to go into the city centre casper, you should definitely get it in one of the places around Georges/Wicklow/Grafton St. (although some of those are quite overpriced too..)
Sorry not sure about the northside..

casper-

Peanut wrote: »

I don't like Holland & Barrett so much, they seem overpriced and a bit 'meh' in general. Suppose they are ok for some stuff.

You might have to go into the city centre casper, you should definitely get it in one of the places around Georges/Wicklow/Grafton St. (although some of those are quite overpriced too..)
Sorry not sure about the northside..

Hi Peanut

I have no problem heading into the city centre - will take a walk tomorrow morning around the area you mentioned and see what I can find Thanks for the suggestion. Really looking forward to trying my hand at making dashi/miso soup.

sweet-rasmus

Nourish is one shop you may want to visit.
http://www.nourish.ie/?ncat=22 for store locations.

casper-

sweet-rasmus wrote: »

Nourish is one shop you may want to visit.
http://www.nourish.ie/?ncat=22 for store locations.

Perfect, those are extremely easy to get to. Thanks

I'm loving the frezzing beans idea

Has anyone tried the jar type sprouters?
I travel around alot during the week, and the tier system while great for giving yourself a continous supply.Isn't very portable.
I wonder if the jar allows enough space for all of the seeds to sprout?